# schoolpost/CinePI

OpenSource Cinema Camera using Raspberry Pi

Repository: https://github.com/schoolpost/CinePI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cinepi
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-10-14T22:52:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2066, "days_push": 1054, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1422, forks 53 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:40.755872+00:00)

## What it is
CinePI V2 is an open-source cinema camera design built around a Raspberry Pi 4B and the Sony IMX477 High Quality Camera module, with CAD files and software for a DIY build. It records 12-bit CinemaDNG raw video to external SSD with a touchscreen interface, battery, RTC, and active cooling.

## Use cases
- build your own cinema camera with a raspberry pi
- record raw CinemaDNG footage on a budget
- DIY Super8-style digital film camera
- customize a camera enclosure with included CAD files
- capture 12-bit raw video to an external SSD

## When to choose
- you want an open, hackable cinema camera platform you can modify
- you're comfortable with soldering and hardware assembly
- you need raw CinemaDNG recording on a Raspberry Pi

## When to avoid
- you want a plug-and-play consumer camera with no assembly
- you need professional cinema camera reliability or support
- you're unwilling to modify hardware or void warranties

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, video-processing, embedded, gui
- domain: hardware, photography, media, embedded-systems, cross-platform
- platform: iot, embedded, python
- tags: cinema-camera, raspberry-pi, cinemadng, raw-video, diy-hardware, imx477, open-hardware, linux

## Member repositories
- schoolpost/CinePI (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.755872+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:37:42.853143+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/schoolpost/CinePI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.755872+00:00, sha 4e0602d83dba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.